1. For what country does Reinhold Hoffman work?
  2. How does Hoffman feel as he sees the ships enter the Earth’s atmosphere?
  3. What war is currently going on during this section?
  4. Why is Rikki Stormgren chosen as the one who speaks to Karellen?
  5. How long were the Overlords’ ships hovering before Karellen spoke to humans?
  6. Why does Karellen wait so long to rescue Stormgren instead of getting him as soon as he knows where he is?
  7. How long will humans have to wait before the Overlords show themselves?
  8. In what ways has the Earth changed since the Overlords’ arrival?
  9. Why is someone else about to take over as Secretary General of the UN?
  10. From the content of the first two sections, name one event in our history that Arthur C. Clarke predicted.